What is the Fed's outlook for interest rate cuts, inflation and jobs for the remainder of the year?

Federal Reserve policymakers projected inflation will rise to 3% in 2025 while unemployment will reach 4.5% as the central bank begins cutting rates after holding them steady all year. Read More

Facing Trump's pressure, the Fed cuts rates for the first time this year

The Fed lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday in an effort to cushion the sagging job market. The move comes as policymakers face growing pressure from President Trump. Read More

Fed cuts interest rate amid tanking jobs market, ‘historically unusual’ economic conditions

The Federal Reserve opted for a move to address the declining employment sector even as inflation continues to rise. Read More

Fed cuts rates by 25 bps as inflation lingers, labor market weakens

Fed's 25-bps rate cut signals new easing cycle. Explore the implications for homebuyers, mortgage rates and the housing market's response to this shift. Read More

Fed Cuts Interest Rates by a Quarter Point, Tees Up Two More Cuts in 2025

The expected move is likely to be followed by a path of gradual easing of interest rates that will lower borrowing costs for Americans. Read More

The Fed is expected to cut rates: here’s how it might impact jobs

“The Fed now has four months of evidence of a slowdown in labor demand that appears more persistent in nature . . . In short, ignore where inflation is today and ease policy to support the labor ... Read More

Will the Fed cut rates further in 2025 after Sept. meeting?

Wall Street has priced in a 25 basis point cut to interest rates— the first of this year — expected from Federal Reserve officials coming out of their FOMC meeting this week. The biggest question now ... Read More

The Fed Will Cut Rates Again, And Again

The Fed's 25bps cut highlights growing labor market concerns, with more cuts expected in 2025 amid shifting opportunities. Find out why safe investing still matters. Read More

Fed officials, worried about jobs, muse on rate-cut prospects

Several Federal Reserve officials who spoke on Wednesday said labor market worries continue to animate their belief that rate cuts still lie ahead for the central bank. Read More

Bad jobs news may seal calls for Fed interest rate cuts

The three-month average now sits at 29,000, a level so low that it virtually seals the case for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts ... down from July’s weak 79,000 gain — and June was revised to show ... Read More

Here’s how Wall Street is reacting to the Fed’s latest interest rate decision

The Fed slashed interest rates as expected, bringing down borrowing costs by a quarter point to a target range of 4% to 4.25%, and indicating that two more cuts may be coming in October and December. Read More

Fed seen on track for rate cuts as job worries eclipse inflation fears

Concern about a softening job market will keep the Federal Reserve on course to resume its interest rate cuts next week, though the U.S. central bank is likely to move cautiously because of fresh ... Read More